Fidai Mahaz

Fidai Mahaz (Sacrifice Front)
Participant in the War in Afghanistan
Flag of Jihad
Active	c. 2013–present
Ideology	Sunni Islam Pashtunwali
Groups	Pashtuns
Leaders	Mullah Najibullah
Area of operations	Afghanistan Zabul Province Helmand Province Nangarhar Province
Strength	8,000
Originated as	Taliban and Mullah Dadullah Front
Opponents	State opponents Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NATO ISAF
Battles and wars	Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Website	http://www.allfida.org/en/

Afghanistan

State opponents Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
NATO

Global War on Terrorism

The Sacrifice Front, more commonly known as Fidai Mahaz, is a Taliban splinter group and faction in the War in Afghanistan. They are led by Mullah Najibullah, also known as Omar Khitab, a former Taliban commander.

Fidai Mahaz was formed by ex-Taliban members and former members of the Mullah Dadullah Front. They had grown disillusioned with the leadership of the Taliban under Mullah Akhtar Mansour over peace talks with the Kabul government, opening a political office in Qatar and approaching Iran for support.

The group's leader, Mullah Najibullah, stated that the group's aims were simple: Cancelling the peace process between the insurgents and the Afghan government, and continuing to fight the government in Kabul and the NATO forces until they have left Afghanistan.

Sources within Afghan intelligence and Taliban figures have stated that Fidai Mahaz was behind the failed suicide attack on the Indian Consulate in the eastern town of Jalalabad in early 2013.

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